Fountain-pen



(N0 Model.)

E. G. PBC'K 8v G. E. OMEARA.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

No. 484,542. Patentedct. 18, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD G. PECK AND GEORGE E. OMEARA, OF SEYMOUR, CONNECTICUT.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,542, date'd October18, 1892.

' Application filed March I9, 1892. Serial No. 425,531. (No model.)

' States, residing at Seymour, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFountain-Pens; and We do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Our invention has for its object to so iinprove the construction offountain-pens as to insurea positive and regular flow of ink when in useand a perfectly-tight cut-off when not in use, so that the pen may beheld or carried either end up without there being any escape of ink from'the reservoir, thereby doing away with the danger of clogging andinsuring that the pen will write freely when required.

With these ends in view we have devised the simple and novelconstruction which we will now describe, referring by numbers to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a longitudinalsection, on an enlarged scale, of our novelfountain-pen complete; Fig. 2, a view of the controlling-rod detached;Fig. 3, an end View thereof, as seen from the left in Fig. 2; Fig.4 anend View thereof, as seen from the right in Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a section onthe lineoc at in Fig. l, the parts being in the open position; and Fig.6 is a section on the same line, the parts being in the closed position.

1 denotes the reservoir, the base of which is closed by a plug 2, havinga longitudinal opening 3 through it. At the other end of the barrel is apenholder 4, within which is a tube 5, cutaway at the top to receive thepen 6. Within the tube is a feeder 7, which is provided in its upperside with an ink-passage 8 and in its under side with an air-passage 9.

10 denotes the controlling-rod, the forward end of which extends intotube 5 and lies closely in contact with the feeder, the rear endextending through plug 2. The forward end of the rod is provided with anink-passage 11, which is adapted to register with inkpassage 8 in thefeeder, and with an air-pas- 12, adapted to register with air-passage 91n the feeder. The rear end of the tube is also provided with a passage13, adapted t register with passage 1l in the' rod, and with a passage14, adapted to register with passage 12 in the rod. In practice wepreferablyprovide the rear end of penholder et with slots 20, whichregister with passages 13 andlt in tube 5. These slots insure amplespace for the passage of ink from the reservoir and for the passage ofair into the reservoir and render clogging practically impossible.

In Figs. 1 and 5 we have shown the parts in the open position-that is tosay, in such position as to permit air to pass through passage 9 in thefeederpassage 12 in the controlling-rod and intothe ink-reservoirthrough passage 14 in the tube, causing the ink to' How from thereservoir to the pen through passage 13 in the tube, passage 11 in thecontrolling-rod, and passage 8 in the feeder.

In Fig. 6 we have shown the position of the parts when thecontrolling-rod has been given a partial turn, so as to cut off theentrance of air into the reservoir and the escape of ink therefrom.After using the pen the operator simply turns the rod, as in Fig. 6,wholly cutting off the iiow of ink. If the ink upon the pen is allowedto run back into the reservoir before it is shut oft' by holding the penup or shaken or wiped olf, the pen will be perfectly clear the next timeit is wanted and clogging will be wholly prevented. The rear end of plug2 is cut away, as at 15, leaving shoulders at the ends of the cut-awayportion. These shoulders are engaged by a pin 16, extending from therod, and serve as stops to limit the oscillation of the rod. At the baseof the rod is a handpiece 17 for convenience in operation, the handpiecebeing of course fixed to the rod, so as to control it. We also forconvenience preferably place in the handpiece and the plug depressions18 or other suitable marks, which indicate whether or not the flow ofink is shut off, said marks being so arranged that when they are in linewith each other, as in Fig.1, air will flowinto the reservoir and inkwill flow out to the pen, and when the hand-piece has been turned sothat they are out of line the entrance of air into the reservoir andpassage of ink from the reservoir will be shut oif.

. 19 denotes the usual cap which is placed ICO over the finger-piecewhen the pen is in use and over the penholder when it is not in use. Itwill be apparent that when the rod has been turned so as to shut 0E theflow of ink from the reservoir and the cap is over the penholder it iswholly immaterial which end up the pen is placed. This proves a greatconvenience in use.

l-Iaving thus described our invention, we claim- 1. In a fountain-pen,the combination, with the reservoir and penholder, of a tube within thepenholder having air and ink passages, a feeder within the tube, alsohaving air and ink passages, and a controlling-rod the forward end ofwhich enters the tube and abuts against the feeder, said rod having airand ink passages adapted to register with the passages in the tube andfeeder, so that when said passages are in line with each other air willpassinto the reservoir th rough the feeder, rod, and tube and ink willpass to the pen through the rod, feeder, and tube, and when said rod isturned so that said passages are out of line the entrance of air intothe reservoir and the passage of ink therefrom are cut oi.

2. In a fountain-pen, the combination, with the feeder, tube, andcontrolling-rod, each of which is provided with an air-passage and anink-passage adapted to register with similar passages in the otherparts, of a plug at the base of the reservoir through which the rodpasses and which is provided with aout-away portion, a pin extendingfrom the rod, adapted to engage the ends of the cut-away portion tolimit the oscillation of the rod, and a finger-piece for convenience inmanipulating the rod.

3. In a fountain-pen, the combination, with the feeder, tube, andcontrolling-rod, each of which is provided with an air-passage and anink-passage adapted to register with similar passages in the otherparts, of a plug at the base of the reservoir through which the rodpasses and a finger-piece secured to the rod, said finger-piece and plugbeing provided with suitable marks to indicate when the air and inkpassages are in line with eachother.

4. In a fountain-pen, the combination, with the penholder and a tubewithin said holder 5o having air and ink passages at its rear end, of afeeder having air and ink passages, and an oscillatory rod having airand ink passages adapted to register with the passages in the tube andfeeder, so that when said passages are in line with each other air willenter the reservoir and ink will pass therefrom and when the rod ispartially turned the entrance of air into the reservoir and the passageof ink therefrom are wholly 6:

vcut off.

5. In a fountain-pen, the combination, with the penholder having slots2O and a tube within said holder having air and ink pasy sages at itsrear end, of a feeder having air and ink passages and an oscillatory rodhaving air and ink passages adapted to register with the passages in thetube, feeder, and penholder, so that when said passages are in line witheach other air will enter the reservoir 7o and ink will pass therefromand when the rod. is partially turned the entrance of air into thereservoir and the passage of ink therefrom are wholly cut off.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses. Y

EDWARD G. PEoK. GEORGE E. oMEARA.

Witnesses:

F. OMEARA, FRED C. PECK.

